Mail-holding device.



F. 0. GIESLER. MAIL HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION rum MAY 1, 1911.

Patented Jul 28, 1914.

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FRED C. GIESLER, OF BEAVER TOVI'NSHIP, BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA.

MAIL-HOLDING DEVICE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 28, 1914.

Application filed May 1, 1911. Serial No. 624,279.

' consists of a spring-frame consisting of a single strand of wire having two plates secured thereto that are held in engagement by the springs of the frame, said plates being adapted to securely hold the mail for an individual delivery box on the carriers route, and is filled at the post-office and carried to the box where it is left and another device taken from the box with any outgoing mail secured therein. A receptacle is secured to one of the plates to hold coin to pay for the stamps necessary to carry the outgoing mail matter found in the device in the mail box. v

lily invention will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a frontview of my. improved mail-holding device; Fig. 2, a side view; and Fig. 3, a view of the spring-frame with the plates removed therefrom.

In the drawings similar reference characters will be used to designate corresponding parts in all of the views.

My improved device has for its foundation a spring-frame consisting. of a single strand of wire bent at each side of its middle, leaving a, straight portion 1 and forming other portions 2 at right angles thereto. The two ends of the wire are then bent transversely to the rectangular frame formed of portions 1 and 2, as shown at 8, and then upwardly in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of portions 2, as shown at 4-, then formed with. coils 5, and the ends extended downwardly, as shown at 6.

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7 indicates a plate secured to portions 2, and adapted to be marked with the name and address of the holder of a rural mail box, and the number of the route and box, if desired. 8 indicates another plate secured to the portions 6 of the wire frame and normally in close proximity to the plate 7, said plates 7 and 8 constituting a spring clasp or clip to receive and hold the mail for the party whose address appears on said plate 7.

9 indicates a receptacle on the outer side of plate 8 to receive and hold coins to pay for stamps to be applied to mail matter when the device is used to retain mail while in a box awaiting the arrival of the mailcarrier.

In use it will be apparent that the carrier has one of these devices for each mail box on his route and each owner has two of the devices, one always in possession of the carrier and one in the mail-box that is removed by the carrier when he delivers the mail.

In making up mail matter to be delivered on his route the carrier slips the mail matter for each box on his route in the appropriate device for the box and when he delivers the mail at the box places the device containing the mail matter therein and removes therefrom the device contained in the box, which said device may be used to hold any outgoing mail matter and the receptacle 9 to contain coin to pay for the stamps necessary to pay the postage on said outgoing mail By the use of these devices it will be apparent that the collection and delivery of mail matter will be simplified, and that furthermore the carrier will be enabled to handle the mail matter without removing his driving gloves or mittens.

"Having thus described my invention, what I claim is In a mail-holding device, a spring-frame composed of a single strand of wire bent at each side of its middle forming an open frame, a plate secured to said frame and adapted to receive an indication of the destination of the device, the ends of the wire thenbent laterally of the frame aforesaid, then upwardly in a plane substantially parallel to the frame, then coiled, and the ends extended downwardly, a plate secured my hand in presence of two subscribing witto said downwardly-extended ends, said nesses. plates normally in close proximity to one another and adapted to receive and hold FRED GIESLER' 5 mail matter, substantially as shown and delVitnesses:

scribed. S. O. BAILEY, In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set J. L. BAILEY.

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- Washington, D. C. 

